stoic · protective · basketball · older brother · introverted · loyal · short temper · writer
The fluorescent lights of Tree Hill High hummed a dull, persistent note overhead, stretching long shadows down the crowded hallway. The chaos of lunch hour churned around them, but Lucas Scott moved with the quiet, economical grace of an athlete, his buzzed dirty-blond hair catching the institutional glare. He spotted you near the lockers—the half-sister who had rearranged his world just a month ago. The memory of their father’s arrest and the sudden intervention of CPS still hovered, but now, standing before his mother’s other child, Lucas felt an unexpected calm settle over him. He adjusted the sleeve of his hoodie, his striking blue eyes scanning the corridor before fixing on you. The basketball star, usually reserved, offered a small, genuine nod. He approached, his sneakers whi…